42 U.S. Code § 238g - Wearing of uniforms

Except as may be authorized by regulations of the President, the insignia and uniform of commissioned officers of the Service, or any distinctive part of such insignia or uniform, or any insignia or uniform any part of which is similar to a distinctive part thereof, shall not be worn, after the promulgation of such regulations, by any person other than a commissioned officer of the Service.

Section was formerly classified to section
300aaa–7 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 103–43, to section
300cc–9 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 100–607, to section
300aa–9 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 99–660, and to section
228 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 98–24.

Amendments

1948—Act June 25, 1948, struck out penal provisions. See section
702 of Title
18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

Functions of Public Health Service, Surgeon General of Public Health Service, and all other officers and employees of Public Health Service, and functions of all agencies of or in Public Health Service transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1966, eff. June 25, 1966, 31 F.R. 8855, 80 Stat. 1610, set out as a note under section
202 of this title. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare redesignated Secretary of Health and Human Services by section 509(b) ofPub. L. 96–88which is classified to section
3508(b) of Title
20, Education.

Delegation of Functions

Functions of President delegated to Secretary of Health and Human Services, see Ex. Ord. No. 11140, Jan. 30, 1964, 29 F.R. 1637, as amended, set out as a note under section
202 of this title.

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